What the records say
- When
- 13 May 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 800
- Coordinates
- 23.71° N, 90.48° E
- Description
- massacre of Bengali Hindus during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Placed at the town its title names, Demra.
Demra massacre
Massacre of Bengali Hindus during the Bangladesh Liberation War (13 May 1971)
Demra massacre in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of the villages under Demra Union in present-day Faridpur Upazila in Pabna District by the Pakistan Army aided by local collaborators on 13 May 1971. It is estimated that 800–900 people were killed in a single day. Rape and plunder were also carried out and temples, schools and houses were set on fire.
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